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CIColorTracking (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
An Objective-C applicaton that implements a GPU-based technique to find the location of a uniquely colored object in a scene
Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2008-04-24
LiveVideoMixer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
LiveVideoMixer demonstrates customized video rendering with QuickTime 7 and CoreVideo and OpenGL.
Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2008-04-24
QTCoreVideo101 (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates (with very little code) how to render a QuickTime Movie using CoreVideo and OpenGL.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2008-04-24
HID Explorer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Human Interface Device Manager Explorer
Games, User Experience 2008-04-09
iChatStatusFromApplication (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to communicate with iChat using Scripting Bridge.
Apple Applications 2008-03-31
UTXplorer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the <utmpx.h> API to display current login sessions and login history.
Darwin 2008-03-19
AbstractTree (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using NSTreeController with NSOutlineView, Bindings, and Core Data.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-03-17
CryptNoMore (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to authenticate a user using Open Directory (Directory Services).
Darwin, Networking, Security 2008-03-17
NumberInput_IMKit_Sample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates an input method that uses the Mac OS X 10.5 InputMethodKit framework.
Cocoa, Internationalization 2008-03-17
CarbonCocoaTempConverter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to integrate Carbon and Cocoa user interfaces in the same Cocoa application.
Carbon, Cocoa 2008-03-10
PhotoSearch (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates advanced controls and cells. Custom drawing, hit testing, tracking, editing, expansion tooltips, tracking areas.
Cocoa 2008-03-05
SBSendEmail (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the Scripting Bridge to tell Mail.app to send an email message with an optional attachment.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Scripting & Automation 2008-02-28
FSMegaInfo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Prints information about various file system objects; helpful when debugging VFS plug-ins.
Carbon, Cocoa, Core Foundation, Darwin 2008-02-25
QTCompressionOptionsWindow (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how easy it is to manage QTCompressionOptions instances with a user interface.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2008-02-22
GLUT (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
The OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) for Mac OS X version 3.4.0 (supporting the GLUT 3.7 API)
Graphics & Imaging 2008-02-08
OutputBins2PDE (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Printer PDE demonstrating new features in 10.5
Printing 2008-02-08
OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2008-02-06
MyRecorder (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the use of the QTKit Capture APIs
QuickTime 2008-01-29
QTControlCommandLine (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QuickTime COM Control object from the command line to export a movie to a different file format
QuickTime 2008-01-29
ImageApp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates basic image handling using the ImageIO APIs in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Graphics & Imaging 2008-01-24
QTAudioContextInsert (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates use of Audio Context Insert APIs to perform custom processing on QuickTime's audio stream.
Audio, Cocoa, QuickTime 2008-01-21
IconCollection (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSCollectionView along with NSWorkspace and named images to determine its content.
Cocoa, User Experience 2008-01-18
WhackedTV (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Cocoa version of the venerable HackTV sample code, demonstrating usage of the Sequence Grabber API's
Audio, Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2008-01-18
With and Without Bindings (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the adoption of Cocoa Bindings and refactoring using a subclass of NSArrayController.
Cocoa 2008-01-04
DictionaryController (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
"DictionaryController" is a Cocoa application that demonstrates various ways in how to use the NSDictionaryController class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-12-20
GeekGameBoard (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use Core Animation for the user interface of a board or card game.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-12-19
MyMovieFilter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates the QTKit QTMovieView delegate method willDisplayImage: to apply one of an array of CIFilters on a movie.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-12-13
ScriptingBridgeFinder (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the Finder with Scripting Bridge
Scripting & Automation 2007-12-13
ScriptingBridgeiCal (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Adding/updating events in iCal using Scripting Bridge.
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-12-13
SBSetFinderComment (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Set/Get Finder Comments using Scripting Bridge
Cocoa, Scripting & Automation 2007-12-04
BetterAuthorizationSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows the recommended way to access privileged functionality from a non-privileged application on Mac OS X.
Security 2007-11-27
FinalCutPro_AppleEvents (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses Apple Events to interact with Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 or later.
Apple Applications 2007-11-16
HackTV Carbon (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
HackTV Carbon shows how to use the sequence grabber to preview and record QuickTime movie files.
Carbon, QuickTime 2007-11-16
ClosedCaptionImporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QuickTime Movie Import Component for Scenarist Closed Caption files.
QuickTime 2007-11-15
SourceView (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use NSOutlineView driven by NSTreeController.
Cocoa, Internet & Web, User Experience 2007-11-15
JavaEOGenerator (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Java-based template generation engine similar to EOGenerator
Java 2007-11-14
MovieAssembler (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates AppleEvent communication with FCP, project modification using XML, and media file identification using metadata.
Apple Applications 2007-11-14
StillMotion (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the QTKit Capture APIs to build a simple application that creates stop motion animations.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2007-11-14
BoingX (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows off using Quartz Extreme to provide borderless OpenGL content on the desktop.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-06
GLSL Showpiece Lite (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using GLSL from a Cocoa application
Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-05
CocoaSlides (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
An image browser written using AppKit's Core Animation-based compositing and animation functionality
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-02
GLSL Basics Cocoa (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
GLSL basics using NSOpenGLView
Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-02
Son of Grab (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the new CGWindow to get window images from the Window Server.
Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-11-01
ButtonMadness (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the various types of buttons using a nib file or programatically.
Cocoa, Tools, User Experience 2007-10-30
CFProxySupportTool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the CFProxySupport APIs to decide whether a network connection should pass through a proxy.
Core Foundation, Darwin, Networking 2007-10-29
BootstrapDump (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Print Mach bootstrap namespace information.
Darwin 2007-10-26
NullAuthPlugin (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Use this as a template for writing an authorization plugin, or as a tool to debug the authorization process.
Security 2007-10-26
PreLoginAgents (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Pre-login launchd agents to display UI using AppKit and HIToolbox.
Carbon, Cocoa 2007-10-26
Cocoa OpenGL (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates using Cocoa with OpenGL, including window setup and event handling.
Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Hardware & Drivers, Performance 2007-10-22
CalendarItems (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Creates new iCal Events and Tasks ("To Do's") using Objective-C 2 and the Calendar Store framework
Apple Applications 2007-10-15
QTKitThreadsExporter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates QTKit threading APIs by performing concurrent exports on separate threads.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-10-08
CIVideoDemoGL (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
CIVideoDemoGL demonstrates using Core Image with QuickTime and Core Video
Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2007-10-03
MassiveImage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use a CGDataProvider to save a very large image with Image IO
Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Graphics & Imaging, Performance 2007-09-27
Core Animation QuickTime Layer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows the use of controls in a Layer over a Core Animation QTMovieLayer
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2007-09-26
NotifyTool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use the BSD notify API.
Darwin 2007-09-25
BundleLoader (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to load multiple Cocoa bundles or NSBundles (also known as plug-ins) into the main NSApplication.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-09-21
DTSCarbonShell (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Provides a modern Mac OS X Carbon Application Skeleton
Carbon 2007-09-20
QTKitTimeCode (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the QuickTime 32-bit Timecode Media Handler to Add and Remove Timecode Tracks.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-09-19
Fiendishthngs (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Fiendishthngs lists all the the Components it finds on the system and lets you query them for information.
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-09-13
Fader (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates fading of elements inside a Dashboard widget
Apple Applications 2007-09-12
DockTile (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to customize your application's icon in the Dock by using the NSDockTile class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-09-11
CreateMovieFromReferences (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to create a movie from existing video samples in a file using AddMediaSampleReferences.
QuickTime 2007-08-31
QTKitCreateMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create a movie from a sequence of images.
QuickTime 2007-08-31
QTKitMovieFrameImage (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Using the QTMovie frameImageAtTime: withAttributes: method to get an image for the frame at a given time in a QTMovie.
QuickTime 2007-08-31
QTKitPlayer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
QTKit example code to open, edit, play, import and export QuickTime movies
Cocoa, QuickTime 2007-08-31
Quartz 2D Shadings (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use CGShading and CGGradient objects to draw simple gradients.
Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-08-31
OpenGLCaptureToMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
How to capture the screen on Mac OS X using OpenGL and save to a QuickTime movie.
Graphics & Imaging, QuickTime 2007-08-30
QT Capture Widget (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A Dashboard widget that uses the QTKit capture API to provide video and audio capture.
QuickTime 2007-08-27
CAPlayThrough (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates how to use the HAL's Audio Output Unit (AUHAL) for device input and the Default Output Audio Unit for output.
Audio 2007-08-22
CaptureAndCompressIPBMovie (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Captures video & recompresses it using H.264 also captures audio saving the output in a movie file.
QuickTime 2007-08-14
SimpleCocoaApp (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A basic Cocoa application for beginners to Cocoa and Objective-C.
Cocoa 2007-08-07
Cocoa PDE with Carbon Printing (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Application that uses a Cocoa PDE along with the Carbon Printing APIs.
Carbon, Graphics & Imaging, Printing, User Experience 2007-07-27
CustomMediaIcons (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Providing custom media icons for storage
Hardware & Drivers, Storage 2007-07-10
Goodbye World (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates display and use of widget preferences to save a widget's state
Apple Applications 2007-06-28
Hello Welt (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates localization techniques for Dashboard widgets
Apple Applications, Internationalization 2007-06-25
Voices (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates use of the widget.system command from Dashboard
Apple Applications 2007-06-25
Quartz 2D Transformer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to use Quartz 2D to manipulate an image
Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-21
OpenGLScreenSnapshot (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to get the screen pixels using OpenGL and save them to an image file.
Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-18
Apply Firmware Password (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to create an Automator Action for System Image Utility.
Apple Applications, Mac OS X Server, Scripting & Automation 2007-06-12
AutomatorHandsOn (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates several methods for building Automator Actions
Apple Applications, Scripting & Automation 2007-06-12
JavaFrameEmbedding example (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Small Cocoa application that demonstrates how to use JavaFrameEmbedding.framework
Cocoa, Internet & Web, Java, User Experience 2007-06-12
LayerBackedOpenGLView (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
"LayerBackedOpenGLView" provides a simple example of hosting Cocoa controls as subviews of an NSOpenGLView.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-06-12
BasicCocoaAnimations (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
"BasicCocoaAnimations" demonstrates the use of the animator proxy to easily animate Cocoa views and windows.
Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging, User Experience 2007-06-11
CustomSave (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to customize the NSSavePanel.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-06-11
HTML Editing Toolbar (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Implements an HTML editing toolbar for Safari using JavaScript and CSS
Internet & Web 2007-06-11
MenuItemView (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates embedding an NSView inside a menu item or NSMenuItem.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-06-11
NSOperationSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSOperation and NSOperationQueue classes.
Cocoa 2007-06-11
PinBallHighScores (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates use of Quartz Composer for displaying data within an application
Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-11
QuartzComposerSamplePatches (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A short list of new patches in Quartz Composer Mac OS X 10.5
Apple Applications, Cocoa, Graphics & Imaging 2007-06-11
ViewController (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use "NSViewController".
Cocoa, Printing, User Experience 2007-06-11
Aperture Image Resizer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample Aperture Export Plug-In code
Apple Applications 2007-06-08
Bound Button (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates using Cocoa bindings to bind a button's target and action parameters.
Cocoa 2007-06-08
CustomAtomicStoreSubclass (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Illustrates the implementation of a custom Core Data atomic store.
Cocoa 2007-06-08
Gamma Filter for FxPlug and AE (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Cross-application FxPlug and After Effects plug-in code.
Apple Applications 2007-06-08
MoreSCF (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
High-level wrapper around System Configuration framework, making common operations easy.
Darwin, Networking 2007-06-07
Simple Bindings Adoption (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A simple example that illustrates the adoption of Cocoa Bindings.
Cocoa 2007-06-07
TrackBall (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to build a custom control based on the NSControl class.
Cocoa, User Experience 2007-06-07
JSInterpreter (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Simple JavaScript interpreter
Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-06-06
JSPong (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Pong with JavaScript AI
Cocoa, Internet & Web 2007-06-06
PredicateEditorSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to use the NSPredicateEditor class.
Apple Applications, Cocoa, User Experience 2007-06-06